Support for @Column length , columnDefinition ?

[elkner]

Hi,

is there any support for @Column attributes length and columnDefinition planned?
If so, is it possible to give a time frame ?

Reason:
E.g. the length for String properties seems to be ignored and is always 255 :(
Also some legacy application require/rely on db column type NUMERIC(X,Y).
AFAIK there is no way except the columnDefinition, to map e.g. a float to such a definition ...

[bill.burke]

If you have legacy stuff, then why are you letting EJB3 (Hibernate) create the tables for you? AFAIK, columnDefinition/length is only useful when EJB3 is creating tables for you.

[elkner]

Because of the Chicken-Egg problem.

[epbernard]

It will be supported in the next preview